Are there sex differences in spatial reference memory in the Morris water maze? A large-sample experimental study

C Zorzo, JL Arias, M Méndez - Learning & Behavior, 2023 - Springer
Sex differences have been found in allocentric spatial learning and memory tasks, with the
literature indicating that males outperform females, although this issue is still controversial …

The effect of negative emotion processing on spatial navigation: an experimental study using virtual reality

L Mohamed Aly, M Masi, M Montanaro… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Finding one's way in unfamiliar environments is an essential ability. When navigating,
people are overwhelmed with an enormous amount of information. However, some …

[HTML][HTML] Exposure to natural environments consistently improves visuospatial working memory performance

J González-Espinar, JJ Ortells… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Exposure to natural environments has shown to have a positive influence on executive
mental functioning. In the present study, we investigated whether these nature-related …

Inhibition and working memory capacity modulate the mental space-time association

I Carmona, J Rodriguez-Rodriguez, D Alvarez… - Psychonomic Bulletin & …, 2024 - Springer
This research aimed to investigate whether the mental space-time association of temporal
concepts could be modulated by the availability of cognitive resources (in terms of working …

The Contribution of Internal and External Factors to Human Spatial Navigation

L Piccardi, R Nori, JM Cimadevilla, M Kozhevnikov - Brain Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Spatial navigation is a multifaceted cognitive function essential for planning and finding
routes in one's environment [1]. It encompasses the awareness of one's current position …

Explicit and implicit emotion processing: neural basis, perceptual and cognitive mechanisms, volume II

N Mazzoni, A Celeghin, G Mattavelli - Frontiers in Psychology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The investigation of emotion processing is a compelling research area that has experienced
significant growth over the past decades. Yet, the relationship between explicit and implicit …

Clockwise rotation of perspective view improves spatial recognition of complex environments in aging

J Castillo-Escamilla, I Carmona, MM Salvador-Viñas… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Deciphering the human spatial cognition system involves the development of simple tasks to
assess how our brain works with shapes and forms. Prior studies in the mental rotation field …

Stable abnormalities of contrast discrimination sensitivity in subthreshold depression: A longitudinal study

S Chen, H Zhong, G Mei - PsyCh journal, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Subthreshold depression (StD), as a subclinical state, is highly prevalent and increases the
risk for developing major depressive disorder (MDD). Although several studies have …

[HTML][HTML] The removal and addition of cues does not impair spatial retrieval and leads to a different metabolic activity of the limbic network in female rats

C Zorzo, JL Arias, M Méndez - Brain research bulletin, 2022 - Elsevier
The retrieval of spatial memories does not always occur in an environment with the same
stimuli configuration where the memory was first formed. However, re-exposure to a partial …

Electrophysiological correlates of distance and direction processing during cognitive map retrieval: A source analysis

M Teixeira De Almeida, M Seeber… - Frontiers in Human …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The cognitive map is an internal representation of the environment and allows
us to navigate through familiar environments. It preserves the distances and directions …